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Life & fun · October 7, 2026

A walkable 3D art history museum built from Wikipedia

An interactive 3D museum of art history. Zoom through more than a thousand years of periods and artists, then walk first-person galleries of their real paintings — all drawn from Wikipedia.

A walkable 3D art history museum built from Wikipedia launched on October 7, 2026 with 174 votes, #63 of 3,594 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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This is an interactive 3D museum that lets users explore over a thousand years of art history. Visitors can zoom through different periods and artists, then walk through first-person galleries displaying real paintings sourced from Wikipedia. The museum is designed for anyone interested in art history who wants an immersive, exploratory experience beyond traditional online galleries.

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